New coach motivates Hillwood

12:29 AM,
Aug. 21, 2013

New Hillwood coach Taylor Burks was a defensive coordinator at the school.

Written by

Nick Cole
| The Tennessean

As the high school football season gets under way this week, it will mark a new beginning for 36 Midstate football coaches.

Among those is Taylor Burks, a long-time assistant coach who will make his head coaching debut for Hillwood on Friday when his Hilltoppers host East Nashville.

Burks will replace Bubba Spears, who retired last month after 34 years as a Metro coach. Burks served as Spears' defensive coordinator for three seasons, during which time the Hilltoppers were 10-20. ...